Conflict related sexual violence against males:recognition by and responses of humanitarian organizations in Africa
- Authors: Akurut, Catherine
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Male rape victims -- Africa , Gender in conflict management --Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/46648 , vital:39605
- Description: The study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of humanitarian service providers concerning the recognition of and response to the phenomenon of male victims of conflict-related sexual violence against males. Sources of literature in respect to the awareness, understanding, and recognition of conflict-related sexual violence against males were explored. Perceptions about the recognition of male victims were discovered. Response strategies available to male victims were explored through the experiences of humanitarian organisation representatives, including, inter alia, programme managers, gender-based violence advisers, protection officers and activists. Mechanisms to augment any existing practices to allow for the care of and support for male victims were examined. A qualitative research approach was used to explore the topic of this study. Data was collected using semi-structured interview questions that were developed. And document review was also used as the second means of data collection. The research participants were recruited using purposive sampling, which was complemented by snowballing until data saturation. Triangulation was used by combining the two data collection methods to avoid relying on one source. A narrative literature review was aimed to obtain further information about the phenomenon of conflict-related sexual violence against males.
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- Date Issued: 2020
The challenges facing non-governmental organisations in transforming conflict through capacity-building in Nothern Uganda
- Authors: Akurut, Catherine
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Conflict management -- Uganda , Peace-building -- Uganda
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPhil
- Identifier: vital:8189 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1412 , Conflict management -- Uganda , Peace-building -- Uganda
- Description: Capacity-building is an essential component of post-conflict reconstruction (PCR) and peace-building in the aftermath of violent conflict. Civilians, mainly women and children are driven or abducted from their homes during violent conflict and suffer various abuses and atrocities. Many spend the duration of the conflict as refugees in Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps in neighbouring countries. Violent conflict impinges on their psychological well-being and socio-economic development making their re-integration into their former communities extremely complex and challenging. In the case of Northern Uganda, the conflict lasted for over two decades. However, since the ―Cessation of Hostilities Agreement‖ of 2006, the peace-building process has been particularly evident here. Numerous stakeholders have been involved in the capacity-building processes in Northern Uganda, and one such organisation is the Friends of Orphans (FRO) in Pader district, Northern Uganda. The purpose of this research study is to explore the challenges facing the FRO in transforming conflict and building sustainable peace through capacity-building in Pader district. The study explores the programmes the organisation implements and investigates how these programmes are relevant for the transformation of conflict. Apart from reviewing the literature, the researcher conducted semi-structured interviews and used participant observation. The employees of the FRO – all of whom are involved with capacity-building in these communities – participated in these interviews in their capacities as social workers, teachers, administrators and field workers. The beneficiaries of these programmes include former child soldiers, abductees, child mothers, land mine survivors and orphans. Lessons learned by the FRO, as well as the researcher‘s recommendations, are discussed in the study in order to assist the future work of the organisation and other stakeholders who have devoted their efforts to the recovery of areas emerging from conflict.
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- Date Issued: 2011